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20 Cards in this Set
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Precarious |
Uncertain, unreliable, insecure Eg: whenever the soldier goes on war, her status as his mother remains as precarious as ever |
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Slain |
Past tense of slay ie to kil |
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Quotidian |
Occurring daily, common, ordinary Eg: train conductor adds color to a quotidian commute |
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Detriment |
State of being harmed or damaged Syn : damage, dissservice, impairment, loss |
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Lynch |
Kill for an alleged offence without proper trial |
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Reminiscent |
Trying to remind of something by resemblance |
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Ingratiating |
Trying to bring onself into favour with someone by trying to please them, to recommend, to render easily Eg: the youth shows ingratiating worship towards celebrities |
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Ensue |
Happen as a result of. Eg: the no of pollen grains increasing, prolific itching sneezing ensue |
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Sear |
Burn or scorch the surface with sudden intense heat Eg: seared meat |
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Unfurl |
Make spread out from rolled or folded state Eg: i unfurled the grill from its winter sheath |
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Vernal |
Of, in or related to spring Eg: the vernal freshness of land |
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Raucous |
Making a disturbingly harsh and loud noise |
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Char |
Blackened surface due to burning |
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Exemplify |
Clarify or illustrate by giving an example Eg: he exemplified his point with an anecdote |
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Ubiquity |
State of being everywhere at every time eg Ubiquitous computing |
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Archaic |
Very outdated or old fashioned Eg that was a example of an archaic act |
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Drudgery |
Hard menial or dull work, donkey work |
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Sanctity |
State of being holy, ultimate importance Eg the sanctity of human life |
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Preeminence |
Fact of surpassing all others, superiority Eg the Edinburgh festival maintains its preeminence because of the quality of its programming |
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Devour |
Eat in hurry |
